2016 Northeast Underclass Showcase

8/14/2016 3:19:05 PM

Billy Seidl (2019 RHP, Wellesley, MA) had his fastball top out at 87mph this afternoon with his curveball at 73mph. Seidl has a short quick arm action with arm side run to his fastball and has a good feel for his curveball. 

Michael Gavagan (2018 OF, Framingham, MA) had 2 singles in the game for the Steel team this afternoon. Gavagan has good speed down the line and has a nice simple approach at the plate. 

Reo Shimbori (2018 SS, Brookline, MA) doubled in the game for the Steel team. Shimbori does a good job of letting the ball travel and hits the ball where it's pitched. 

Danny Serretti (2018 SS, Berkeley Heights, NJ) collected 3 hits in the game for the Royal team today including 2 doubles. Serretti has a confident approach at the plate hitting the ball to all fields and has good bat speed.

Dylan Arnold (2018 OF, Lexington, MA) had 2 hits in the game today including a double for the Royal team. Arnold has a line drive swing plane with good extension at the plate and makes loud contact. 

Joshua Gruenberg (2019 OF, Andover, MA) had 2 hits in the game including a triple this afternoon. Gruenberg has a patient approach at the plate with a good swing and gets good extension at the plate. 

8/14/2016 1:58:12 PM

Andrew Kleinfeld (2018 RHP, Dartmouth, MA) had his fastball top out at 86mph this afternoon. Kleinfield pitches from a 3/4 arm slot the ball explodes out of his hand and gets on hitters quick. 

Collin Vincent (2018 SS, Shelburne, VT) had a good showing at the plate for the Orange team today singling twice. Vincent has a nice easy swing with a confident approach at the plate. 

Jaylen Bailey (2019 1B/LHP, Framingham, MA) sat79-81mph with his fastball this afternoon mixing in his curveball at 68mph and his changeup at 71mph. Bailey works quick on the mound with natural cut action to his fastball and pitches from a 3/4 arm slot. 

8/14/2016 1:48:55 PM

Jackson Emus (2019 RHP, Hopedale, MA) was sitting 79-83mph on his fastball with his slider at 71mph and his changeup at 71mph. Emus pitches from a low 3/4 arm slot with a Frisbee slider that he uses as an out pitch. 

Andrew Marra (2018 OF, Barrington, RI) had a Home Run in the game for the Purple team. Marra has a short compact swing with pop in his bat and makes loud contact. 

Blake Chapman (2020, Simsbury, CT) doubled in the game for the Purple team today. Chapman has a line drive swing plane and does a good job of keeping his hands inside the baseball. 

Sam Bello (2019 RHP, Blauvelt, NY) sat 84-87mph on his fastball with his slider at 71mph. Bello has a live arm with good riding life to his fastball pitching from a high 3/4 arm slot. 

Griffin Watson (2018 SS, Falmouth, ME) singled twice in the game for the White team. Watson has a nice easy approach at the plate with a level swing and makes consistent contact. 

Tristan Latham (2019 C, North Andover, MA) made hard contact all 3 times up this afternoon. Latham has lots of bat speed and squares the ball up consistently. 

8/14/2016 11:24:47 AM

Anthony Loricco (2018 RHP, Holliston, MA) sat 80-82mph on his fastball with his slider at 69mph and his changeup at 70mph. Loricco pitches from a 3/4 arm slot with good tempo on the mound filling up the zone and has a goof feel for his changeup. 

Mike Vasil (2018, Wellesley, MA) singled twice for the Cardinal team this afternoon. Vasil has quick hands at the plate is short to the ball and has a good feel for the barrel. 

John MacDonald (2018 RHP, Quincy, MA) sat 80-84mph on his fastball mixing in his curveball at 66mph and his changeup at 69mph. MacDonald gets good riding life on his fastball with a quick arm action and misses barrels. 

Saajan May (2018 OF/ RHP, Weston, MA) collected 4 hit on the day including doubling and Homering for the Green team. May has an aggressive approach at the plate with lift in his swing and makes consistent line drive contact. On the mound May topped out at 85mph on his fastball while mixing in a slider at 70mph and a changeup at 71mph. May throws a heavy fastball with life attacking the zone with it. 

Zeke O' Connell (2019 OF, Newton, MA) singled twice in the game for the Cardinal team. O' Connell hits the ball to all fields with a nice easy approach at the plate and has bat speed. 

8/14/2016 11:11:15 AM

Jack Pawloski (2018 LHP, Lexington, MA) sat 80-83mph on his fastball mixing in a curveball at 70mph and his changeup at 77mph. Pawloski pitches from a high 3/4 arm slot with natural cut action on his fastball and a good feel for his changeup. 

Brian Craven (2018 SS, Hingham, MA) topped out at 85mph on his fastball this afternoon and his slider at 74mph. Craven pitches from a low 3/4 arm slot with a short compact arm action and lots of arm side run on his fastball. 

Jackson Clark (2018 3B, Birmingham, AL) had two singles in the game for the Red team today. Clark squared the ball up multiple times today and has lift in his swing. 

J.P. Olson (2019 C, Stoughton, MA) also singled twice in the game for the Red team today. Olson has a consistent approach at the plate with a level swing. 

Brant Savage (2020 SS, Charlton, MA) singled twice for the Red team as welll today. Savage does a good job of going with the pitch with a sound approach. 

Louis Rossi (2018 MIF, Holliston, MA) singled three times this morning. Rossi makes consistent contact at the plate with bat speed at the plate. 

Jarrod Marifiote (2018 1B, Framingham, MA) Marifiote reached base all 3 times he came to the plate today including doubling in his first at bat. Marifiote has lift in his swing hitting the ball to all fields. 

Avery Cook (2019 1B, Utica, NY) had a good showing at the plate for the Navy team this morning. Cook has an easy fluid swing and squared the ball up consistently. 

Ben Rounds (2019 OF, Milton, MA) tripled twice as well as singling for the Navy team. Rounds is a gap to gap hitter with pop with a level swing and has lots of bat speed. 

8/13/2016 9:00:13 PM

Mike Vasil (2018 RHP, Wellesley, MA) a very impressive, physically built Vasil impressed in batting practice before throwing 91 off the mound later in the day. He showed good bat speed with impressive strength to both right field and up the middle. The ball carried well off of his barrel and got his hands through the zone with intent. 

Dylan Melody (2018 1B, Andover, MA) showed a good combination of athleticism and present physicality with strength and room to fill out He got his hands on plane well with some length through the zone with a very quick barrel. He got consistent hard contact to all fields with good lower half involvement.

Colby Burke (2020 3B, West Barnstable, MA) started with a toe tap timing mechanism and torqued well through his hips. His hands worked through the zone well and looked to drive with good jump off the barrel to his pull side. 

Brian Kelly (2018 OF, Summit, NJ)-The lean, athletic Kelly started with an elastic hand set and deeper hip coil. He fired them well, generating good torque with good impact to the gaps. He showed a line drive swing plane with quick hands through the zone. 

Dillon Lifrieri (2018 OF, Wilton, CT) possess a highly athletic frame with a line drive swing plane and good bat speed. Created good torque and leverage with his lower half hitting a home run working very well through the ball. 

Ben Rounds (2019 OF, Milton, MA) showed a very quick swing through the zone from the left side with good bat speed and a line drive swing plane. The ball carried off his barrel well with a positive entry angle into the zone, and impressive feel for timing.

Bailey Mikule (2018 OF, Boylston, MA) impressed with a quick, compact swing path and good intent working the ball up the middle with a positive launch angle. Generated good bat speed with barrel tip and made consistent, hard contact. 

Will Jennings (2018 OF, Mountainside, NJ) started narrow off the plate with a leg kick timing mechanism and showed a line drive swing plane with a positive hand entry into the swing. Got to all fields with his best contact coming up the middle working through the ball. 

Mark Place (2018 C, South Glastonbury, CT) showed very impressive contact to all fields during workouts. Showed good bat speed, with impressive line drive contact, and a short, compact swing getting the barrel to the baseball. 

Tyler Sullivan (2018 OF, Canton, MA) created carry off of his barrel working well through his lower half with jump to all fields. Showed quickness in his hands with a barrel that came through the zone well. 

Joseph Messina (2019 MIF, Brookline, NH) was a switch hitter who showed very well from the right side with more fluidity and consistent plane through the zone. The ball carried well to pull side showing quickness with his hands and barreled up the ball well.

Jackson Emus (2019 RHP, Hopedale, MA) another switch-hitter, Emus showed best from the left side with a barrel that worked well through the zone with a line drive swing plane. Made hard contact to the pull side with a lower hand set and torque through his trunk. 

Nathaniel Carminucci (2018 C, Somers, NY) came closed well with an active barrel and a line drive swing through the zone. Got to all fields and showed his best power to the opposite field gap with strength and leverage in his swing. 

Jackson Clark (2018 3B, Birmingham, AL) created good bat speed with whip through the zone and drove the ball well to left field. Worked well through the ball with quickness in his swing and carry off the barrel. 

Brian Craven (2018 SS, Hingham, MA) the switch-hitting shortstop impressed from both sides of the plate with quick hands and line drive contact from both sides. Torqued well through his hips and repeated his swing very well. 

James Dillon (2019 3B, Sudbury, MA) started with a simple stride to the ball with a line drive swing plane and very consistent barrel. The ball came off easy with very quick hands and he showed the ability to match plane well. 

Joshua Gruenberg (2019 OF, Andover, MA) used a deeper hand load, but had the hand quickness to get through the ball well. Had a short, compact swing through the ball with explosive hands and impressive contact finding the barrel on all swings. 

Tyler Guadagno (2018 3B, Monroe, NY) showed a very active barrel during the workouts with leverage and good hand speed through his swing. Loads of intent in his swing to drive the ball and created leverage with his lower half and the ability to get pull side. 

Danny Serretti (2018 SS, Berkeley Heights, NJ) turned in one of the most impressive rounds of the day as a switch-hitter who would have stood out from either side. Hit a home run from the left side with a leverage swing out front and good bat speed. Was slightly more fluid from the right side with more of an all fields approach and good carry.

Brian Hart (2018 OF, Saratoga Springs, NY) created good bat speed with a bit of a longer swing, but it got through well hitting a home run during the workout. Created leverage with his best contact coming pull side and created good backspin. 

Sean McGivern (2019 C, Stoughton, MA) started open with a simple, short to ball approach with carry off the barrel to all fields. Showed his best contact to the middle of the field with a gap-to-gap swing and showed bat speed. 

Avery Cook (2019 1B, Utica, NY) another very projectable young player with the ability to create impact off the barrel. Used a simple stride to the ball with his loudest contact come to the opposite field gaps with good bat speed.

Derek Smith (2019 SS, Arundel, ME) showed good hand speed at the plate with impressive barrel to all parts of the field. Fired his hips with intent to the ball and created carry off the barrel with jump. 

Griffin Watson (2018 SS, Falmouth, ME) created good leverage at the plate working the ball to all fields with bat speed that plays. Showed power potential to the opposite field with consistent impact off the barrel. 

Nick Heyer (2018 OF, Sandwich, MA) let the ball travel deeper with a line drive swing plane and positive hand entry into the swing. Hands got through the ball, slightly dipping his front shoulder and showed the ability to create backspin. 

Tristan Latham (2019 C, North Andover, MA) showed good strength in his frame and drove the ball well with jump off the barrel. He worked the ball with a gap-to-gap approach with a swing that continued to get better throughout the round. 

8/13/2016 6:28:29 PM

Christopher Goossens (2018 LHP, Hampden, MA) has a loose arm on the mound while working down in the zone and a short tight curveball. Goossens had his fastball topping out at 85mph on his fastball with his curveball at 74mph and his changeup at 75mph. 

Danny Serretti (2018 SS, Berkeley Heights, NJ) had a good showing defensively this afternoon. Serretti has a quick first step with smooth actions.

Luke Hansen (2018 LHP, Southold, NY) sat 79-83mph on his fastball with his curveball at 68mph his slider at 75mph and his changeup at 74mph. Hansen pitches from a low 3/4 arm slot with a loose arm action and consistent running life to his fastball. 

Colin Jackson (2019 OF, Brentwood, NH) had 2 hits in the game today including a double for the Red team. Jackson makes consistent hard contact with good bat speed and hits the ball to all fields. 

Jack Pawloski (2018, Lexington, MA) had 2 singles in the game for the Red team today. Pawloski made hard contact at the plate today with a line drive swing plane with bat speed. 

Brant Savage (2020 SS, Charlton, MA) also had 2 singles as well for the Red team. Savage has a good swing with a sound approach and displayed bat speed. 

8/13/2016 5:56:58 PM

John-Paul LaBarge (2018 RHP, Dennis, MA) topped out at 79mph with his curveball at 70mph. LaBarge pitches from a 3/4 arm slot with a long arm action attacks hitters and while working quick on the mound. 

Dillon Dibartolomeo (2019 C, Franklin Lakes, NJ) singled twice today for the Orange team today. Dibartolomeo has a level swing and consistently barrels up the baseball. 

Brett Mendez (2018 SS, Livingston, NJ) was 3-3 in the game for the Orange team today. Mendez has a contact approach at the plate while displaying bat speed. 

Casey Sullivan (2018 LHP, Worcester, MA) pitches from a high 3/4 arm slot with a long arm action and works down in the zone. 

Tyler Guadagno (2018 3B, Monroe, NY) has good arm speed with arm side run and works fast on the mound. Guadagno topped out at 79mph on his fastball with his curveball at 68mph. 

Stephen Quigley (2018 SS, Halifax, MA) had 2 singles in the game for the Purple team today. Quigley hits the ball to all the fields with a level swing and a nice easy approach at the plate. 

Andrew Marra (2018 OF, Barrington, RI) also had 2 singles in the game for the Purple team today. Marra does a good job of getting his hands through the zone and squared the ball up consistently. 

8/13/2016 5:32:47 PM

Paul Christopher (2018 LHP, Merrick, NY) had a good showing on the mound today mixing his fastball and changeup for strikes. Christopher has a short compact arm action with a feel for his changeup and pounds the strike zone. 

Desmond Watkins (2020 OF, Montclair, NJ) had a good showing at the plate today. Watkins has a line drive swing plane with an aggressive approach. 

Brian Hart (2018 OF, Saratoga Springs, NY) had 2 hits in the game including a double for the Steel team. Hart makes hard consistent contact and hits the ball to all fields. 

Vincent Viturale (2018 RHP, Southington, CT) has an athletic delivery with arm side run on his fastball and mixes in his changeup and curveball for strikes. 

Sean McGivern (2019 C, Stoughton, MA) had 2 hits in the game for the White team today. McGivern has a live bat with bat speed and squares the ball up. 

8/13/2016 3:15:44 PM

Leif Bigelow (2018 RHP, Brattleboro, VT) topped out at 85mph on his fastball to go along with his slider at 75mph and his changeup at 76mph. Bigelow has a loose arm action with life to his fastball and the ball comes out clean. 

Dillon Lifrieri (2018 OF/ RHP, Wilton, CT) had 3 hits in the game today including a double. Lifrieri has a level swing at the plate with bat speed. Sat 83-86mph on his fastball mixing in his curveball in at 74mph and his changeup at 76mph. Lifrieri fills up the zone with all his pitches and has late diving life to his changeup. 

Michael Campbell (2019 SS, Larchmont, NY) singled twice for the Navy team today. Campbell has lift in his swing with bat speed and a nice easy approach at the plate. 

Ben Rounds (2019 OF, Milton, MA) had 2 hits in the game today including a double for the Navy team. Rounds has a quick short smooth swing with an aggressive approach at the plate. 

Chase Griffin (2018 SS, Providence, RI) singled twice as well for the Green team today. Griffin has quick hands at the plate and is quick to the ball while making hard contact. 

8/13/2016 2:13:10 PM

Mike Vasil (2018 RHP, Wellesley, MA) sat 87-91mph on his fastball today with his curveball at 74mph and his changeup at 77mph. Vasil pitches from a 3/4 arm slot with a quick arm action and the ball explodes out of his hand. 

Joe Biancone (2019 SS, Waccabuc, NY) had 2 singles in the game for the Cardinal team. Biancone has good bat speed with a sound approach. 

Matt Wiebe (2018 OF, Niagara Falls, ON) doubled in the game for the Cardinal team. Wiebe has good extension at the plate, lift in his swing and has good bat speed. 

Zach Landry (2018 SS, Mashpee, MA) sat 77-81mph on his fastball with his curveball at 72mph and his changeup at 72mph. Landry has a compact delivery with a short quick arm action and pounds the strike zone. 

Connor Bowman (2018 C, Wellesley, MA) had a good showing defensively this afternoon. Bowman has good actions behind the plate with quickness to his transfer and release. 

Jacob Armstrong (2018 , Kingston, MA) singled twice for the Gold team today. Armstrong has a line drive swing plane with lift to his swing and lets the ball travel. 

Zeke O' Connell (2019 OF, Newton, MA) singled and doubled in today's game. O'Connell does a good job of staying through the ball with extension and makes consistent hard contact. 

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